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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06
A FASHIONABLE CHRISTENING.
One of the Latest Fads of Society in Now
observation-disclosures.

One of the Latest Fads of Society in New
observation-disclosures.
Fashionable babies are christened at
home nowadays. Monday afternoon at
O'Clock sharp number Of ladies and gen
tlemcn Of the ton were gathered in IN up
town drawing room. IN the center OF the
salon stood q small table decorated with
smlax and white rosebuds and bearing a
repousse silver bowl The clergyman and
the godparents took their places the door
opened and bustling parsonage in stiff
black silk appeared, bearing bundle of
white lace and very large white satin
sash, somewhere within the folds of which
was hidden the extremely small, red speci-
men who was about to renounce the pomps
and vanities Of this wicked world.
After the ceremony the little Christian
disappeared, and the doors were thrown
open for the slight refreshment demanded
Mt that hour. The table was decorated
with n large oval mirror, around which
was massed u bank of moss and smilaX,
with center of Cornelia Cook rosebuds;
at every plate was placed n little white
basket lined with silk and bound with
soft white ribbon, the ends painted in gold
letters, with the date and the name of the
small hostess, which, luckily for her, was
that sweetest of all vowel combinations,
"Alice." These baskets were filed with
French mignonette and "tea" buds.
Caudlc was first served in small pint
cups, on which was painted n medalliou
of n baby's head. But the feature of the
entertainment was babies in ice cream,
frozen stiff and fast, like so many littlo
dolls and resting on nests of spun glass.
Nobody had the heart to eat them or we
should be able TO satisfy the curiosity
Weakened by Dean Swift, who, you will
remember, always felt he would like to
have had taste Of tender young infant,
and gave great offensc TO the reviewers
by recommending them as an article of
diet
When we were leaving, each guest was
presented with n small box filled with
waite almonds (which 90 with christen-
ings as naturally ms do caudlc and raisins)
and II big artificial rose--white to the
ladies and red to the gentlemen. Hang,
ing from the stalk were three small for
eign gold coins, and in the center of each
rose little silver baby was hidden, with
"Alice' engraved on its back The god
parents got blue roses and gold image. -
New York Letter
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06
REVEALING THE SPHINX.
THE GREAT STONE IMAGE OF EGYPT
UNCOVERED.

xu,. NJ, No. ,,, ,, A., ,,
"""' mas dug" r"""" "e''" '"' ''"'"
OF the Desert-The Specification OF this
Marvellous Creation of Egyptian Art.
Mail, r,,
What the ancient Egyptians intended to
represent by the sphinx with which they
lined the avenues approaching their temples
no man hath learned. 1t is supposed they
typified the mysterious nature of the divin-
ity-the silent, enduring force of the mighty
spirit which moved all things and knew
neither beginning nor end.
The great sphinx of the pyramid has been
the problem of the ages as far back as we
can penetrate. 1t is believed TO have been
sculptured before the days of Cheops, tho
builder Of the first pyramid. II is an inner
itance from the buried ages, an undecphera-
BILE, mysterious thing at which all look with
awe and over which tho wisest puzzle in vain
The sphinx of Greek mythology were COM
binations of woman and lion, the head and
breast of the first and Che body of the second,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06
rlrhtIng the Grim pestrorer.

Gen. McClernassd, of Illinois, is fighter.
Although in the seventies he Is still as full Of
pluck as be was during the storTniest days Of
the rebellion. A few weeks ago one Of the
generals Old army chums died at bis homo at
Springfield. Ameeting TO draft suitable reso-
buttons Of respect to his memory was attended
by a number Of his friends, among them Gen.
McClernand. One OF tao speakers, i'm eulo-
giving the deceased, said; ~Ands when death
came TO claim him for its victim be met II as
peacefully and calmly as the warrior who
wraps thedrapery of his couch about him and
lies down 10 pleasant dreams"
After the meeting adjourned the subject Of
their conversation was the immutable fate Of
IN men and the calmDess with which their de-
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06

Dogs and other pets are often lieenly alive
60 praise and blame, aiid seem TO know al
most infallibly whether they are being well
or Ill spoken Of. The EXTREMIST case of which
we ever read was that of a canary which died
from grief at being harshly addrcs Nd by its
mistress.
Here is an anecdote which shows that
monkeys are not wanting in sensibility of the
same interesting and amiabe sort. 1t is
quoted from Mr.. Bates Naturalist on the
Amazons" He calls the creature most
ridiculously tame" and adds:
1T was an old female, which accompanied
its owner, n trader on the river, in all his
voyages. BY way of giving mo a specimen
of its intelligence and feeling, its master set
TO and rated ii soundly, calling it scamp
heather, thief, and so forth, all through the
copious Portuguese vocabulary Of yitupera.
ton.
THE poor monkey, quietly seated on the
ground, seemed TO be in sore trouble at this
display of anger. 1t began by looking
earnestly at him, then it whined, ard lastly
rocked its body 10 and fro with emotion, cry.
ing piteously, and passing It's long, gaunt
arms continually over its forehead; for this
was its habit when excited.
AT length Its master altered his tone
ats all lie, my old woman; you're an
angel, a flower, a good, aflectionate old
creature
immediately the poor monkey ceased it.
waiting, and soon after came over TO where
the man sat. ~ ouths Companion.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06
ceased friend had met the grim destroyer.

ceased friend had met the grim destroyer.
THAT'S the weak point in his character.
That's something I never liked in him. said
Gen. McClernand, angrily.
The generals companions with some sur
prise asked, "Why not, generalp
Because" said the veteran Of n hundred
battles, u don't like this business of meeting
death calmly. have 10 respect for any man
who does that. When death comes to mo I'll
fight him, sir-I'll fight him to the last.
don't want any lying down to pleasant dreams
in mine. Death can't conquer me without q
struggle"
Tho look and tone that accompanied the
words satisfied the generals hearers that be
would act us ~ had said. Washington Cor
Chicago Tribune.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06

The mayor, who was 70 introduce the lee.
turer. knew about as much Of literature as |
do of Sanslrit; SO be got friend to compose
an introduction which should mention the
lecturers works, and that friend did it-only
a little too well. Imagine the CONSERVATION
Of the author, who was introduced as follows;
"Ladies and gentlemen; Wehavea all laughed
at the quaint adventures Of Sancho Panza;
we have all felt the better for reading PHI
grim's Progress we have all wept over the
pathetic picture OF Paul Dombey; VIC have
admired the beautiful character of Col Vow
come; we have all been fascinated by the
romance Of Lorna Doom; We have all read
with delight The Princes Of Thulc'-ladiss
and gentlemen, / have this evening the
pleasure and the honor of introducing 10 you
the ce,ebrated-yes, gentlemen. the justly
celebrated, author of the characters ! have
named Lake Sharp in Detroit free Press
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06

Omaha Capiiaiist-Do YOU call that Nsur
vey OF new railroadi Why, it looks like 6
pumpkin vine.
Kansas Speculator-Wcll you sec we had
TO twist il around a good deal so as to take
in all Tie points at which we could buy land
cheap.
"a road like that will never pay. IL don't
start anywhere or so anywhere"
"Oh, We can keep it running while on
the profits of our town lots; that's easy
enough
"i3ut what will you do after the lots arr
sold"
-Straighten Il cut. Omaha World.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06
The nearer in The South.

The beaver, which before tic war was
pretty well driven ont Of the southern
states, appears to be returning, showing
that the negroes arc not such Keen and
industrious hunters rs the whites and tho
latter have not the leisure 70 give to field
sports rs formerly. The fur Of the south
ern beaver is inferior. Chicago Times.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06
DR.. w ASS E R z U G ,
FROM RUSSIAN POLAND.
To Young and Middle-Aged Men a
Sure Cure

To Young and Middle-Aged Men a
Sure Cure!
The awful effect of early vice, which
brings organic weakness, destroy both the
mind and body, with all its direful ills,
PERMANENTLY CURED
Palpitation of the heart, timidity, trem-
bling. nervous discharges, so much to be
feared; forgetfulness, lack of ideas, sadness
of spirit. ugly imaginings, dislike TO solia
life and broodlng melancholy.
Married Men, or those entering on that
happy life, aware of physical debility, cx-
ctability of the nerves, organic dimnution
or other Irregularities, quickly assisted
No Minerals Uscd.-Ioung people los
ing their health, and spending time with
those unskilled and unqualified. causing
fatal disorders to the head, throat, nose,
liver and lungs, stomach and bowels, speed
lily cured.
Let not false modcsty deter you from call
ing Mt onco.
All Private Matters Cured!
Prompt attention is given to all correspon-
dcnce. State symptoms, and medicine will
be sent G. o. ID. everywhere.
DIR. Wasscrzug Is a regular gradutc of
II Years practice. Diploma in office.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06

The awful effect of early vice, which
brings organic weakness, destroy both the
mind and BODY, with all its direful ills,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06
An I,soo-Pounder Gun.

Two thousand one hundred and twenty
eight feet per second was the initial voloc-
lty Of the 1,e00 pound projoctile fired
twice with 1000 pounds Of powder from
the new 100 ton gun intended for the
British ship Ben Bow.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06

Bees were introduced into Boston IN
1870 and have since spread over tne
American continent. .----- -..
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Chicago,
Cincinnati.
AND OTIIER PRINCIPAL CTuESi
Philadelphia,


frf ou nd Ina
o y
trains
the American Steamship Line hdepla
Liverpool the Red steamship Line between piI
Antwerp.
For fulrparicullrs uckea on
J. II. Travclin Tex
T. p and5
ODEN Union
~.
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New York.
Baltimore.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-06

line orleans
and California ayonte line to the North East and Southeast Elegant
Pullman Buffet through
and Deming also Pullman Palace Sleeping between Fort Worth
and New orleans without change.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20
THE DUCKTOWN ROAD,

We are advised by letter that Mr..
HIGHWAY and associates of New
York propose to build the road from
Cleveland to Murphy at once, proyi-
ded the citizens OF Bradley and Polk
counties, Tenn, will subscribe $50
GOO, due and payable when the road
is completed from Cleveland to Muir
ply, and then build from Cleveland
to Dayton when $4,000 is subscrlb-
ed, payable when the rold is compile
ted 10 that point, and when 100000
is subscribed they will build from
Cleveland to Chattanooga. sub
scrlptions not to be paid until the
road is finished to chat city. The
company do not ask one dollar from
the people until they have complied
with their contracts This is the
whole matter IN nut she'll, and
we are confident from what w. know
that the terms and conditions vii be
complied vii Therefore, we may
soon expect to have direct communi-
cations with the coal fields of the
Cumberland range, the water trans.
portation and railroad network at
Chattanooga Tor our immense guam
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

Recently IA revenue officer, who
lives less than thousand miles from
Harlwell was approached by man
who said DO you want to find a
still house?' YES" was the off
GERS prompt reply. 600 with me
and | will show you one" The Off
Ger was delighted. That night the
officer and man took a walk into the
country about five miles. The night
was dark; the weather bitter cold.
do you see that house over there
on the other side of the creek p
eyes" THAT Is still house: il
might be best for me to make myself
scarce" And the man made him
self exceedingly scarce. The reve-
nue. officer went to the house. The
door was open and the house was va
cant. Meeting the man next day he
said, "There was no still in that
house" "Of course not; who said
there was:' Didn't you say it was
still house 7" Eyes, and so it is,
very still-hasn't been occupied in
two years. The revenue officer be-
came quite angry, which is hardly to
be wondered at.-HmtccU SIN.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20
ACTION is THE WORN


The millions of dollars that are
being invested in Alabama, Missis-
slppl and Tennessee by Northern
capitalists, are giving these states
great boom and notoriety. Iron
mines are the magnetic attraction.
While existing and prospective rail
roads ale adding greater impetus to
the booms.
We do not begrudge this influx Of
wealth to these states, but rejoice in
their good fortune. But at she same
time We want to see the towns in
Georgia catch in their laps a few OF
these dollars and be infused with this
spirit of growth and prosperity. III
the hills of North Georgia, from
Floyd, through Polk, Barlow, Chero
kee, Pickens and Cobb, are iron. man
ganese, slate, marble, copper, gold and
silver that ought to be utilized and
attract the attention Of capitalists.
Such would be the case il our people
would in an organized capacity gather
the information and put it before
these moneyed men in way tol
them to see how vast the wealth VT
have hidden in these mountains rounf
about US. Our marble interests ar,
being developed to a creditable ex
tent, bnt our iron and gold are prac
tlcally untouched. fla Land ant
improvement Company, with a ca
pable leader, were organized by on
people, and this scope Of our countr,
represented in its true light to capi
tallsts who are hungry for lnyesmen
of this kind, this section would sooI
reap boom as would make rich tn
| investors and property holders, an,
increase our population ana add t
our prosperity. Let us be up an
|
doing, and turn part Of the tide i
this direction. This is golden op
portunity for the development Of GU
section, and We should not supinel
rest on our oacks and wait for thcs
capitalists to stumble upon US, bu
we should induce them here By let
ting them know Of the undeyelope.
resources Of our section, and thereb,
lnaugurate companies that will ushc
in a boom that will build up town
and waste places. God helps thos,
who help themselves Georgia il
prosperous already, but not to til,
extent that is possible By united ef
forts of our people.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20
SMYRNA.

DR. John Hurt will remove to Elberton.
Ga He is good and successful practic-
Toner, warm-hearted, generous, Christian
gentleman The church at Smyrna will
miss him as he was one OF It's most active.
Jealous members, both in church and Sun
day school. We besreak for him warm
reception in his new home and recommend
him as worthy the love, respect and conf
dence Of an educated and cultured people.
Have you stopped to think in not sub
scrlbing for your county paper, that if all
year ueighbors had initiated your example,
there wouldn't be any county paper? Then
rally to its support.
Mr. Beverly Eubanks was married to
Miss Nettie Fuller during the Christmas
holidays
Mr. Milton Lesg viii leave for Mexico
in short while.
We are sorry to lose our genial friend
and longtime citizen Mr. Ish Dunn Go
ing to Kennesaw we hear.
Come down, DR. Greer, and lay off
streets Help US to build up Smyrna
I. F. J.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

Negotiations are completed at
Jacksonville, Fla, by which a syndi-
cate of Dutch bankers iu Amsterdam,
Holland, acquired from the Florida
Land and Mortgage Company linn
ited) a vast body Of timber land in
West Florida. The purchase en-
braces solid area of nearly 600
square miles, heavily tmbercd. This
is the largest single transaction made
in the state since the great pisston
sale in 1881 The syndicate pro-
poses to form great laudand colom-
zatlon company, building railroads
into the purchase and coloniziug from
Holland.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

You have seen the kicking mule
the kicking man is Of the same mod
ell. We know men who kick at every
thing, object to everything, oppose
everything natural born ,.kickers
they are. They hold of until they
see the drift Of opinion, and then be-
gin to kick against it. They are al
SO great critics-nothing can pass
muster before their carping criticism.
Like the little black dy that gets on
a fellows nose on a summer day when
he is taking a nap, they love to sting
and annoy. These kickcrs never or
iglnate anything; never contribute
to the success OF anything and are
never 50 happy as when, like the
mule, they are skmning their lank
shins against the Single tree. The
kicker is abhorcd, but he is tolerated
as an inhiction sent by heaven, per-
haps to remind us that the earth is
not paradise.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20
GOSSYPIUM

These goods We guarantee to be
fully up to their former standard.
| am determined to keep good Goods,
buy for cash and will at all times
meet any and all honorable compefi-
tloa | have secured the very best
help | could get. Mr.. James G..
Cooper, formerly of Acworth, Mr..
Lum Daniel, MIR. Lawrence Wig
gins and Mr.. ice Legg will be with
me and will take pleasure in waiting
on any and all customers.
| shall be better prepared this fall
than ever before to
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

Tie Macon Telegraph says
every good newspaper subscribed
for adds another window to the house
ii enters, window through which
the inmates may gaze out upon love
ly prospects, and the sunlight of no
bic lives stream in"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

The jury that recently tried two
saloon keepers Of Woodland, Cal.
for grand larceny returned this YER
dict We, the jury. find the de-
lehDnnto not guilty, with the recon-
incubation that they leave the town
within forty eight hours
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

Texas proposes to sue to establish
her boundary line, claiming Green
county, Kansas, and the whole west
ern half Of the Indian Territory,
which She can establish by old maps
ANA the terms of boundary settle
mont
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

The Texas Legislature has appro-
priatll 100000 for the purchase of
seed gram for The. drougbt-stricken
districts of that State
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

Judge James jackson, Chief JUS
tee 81 the Supreme Court OF Geor-
gia, died Oh last Thursday night in
Atlanta Of pneumonia.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

Iae south Of to-day is rightly call
ed The New South. : The spirit Of
enterprise is abroad over the land :
ne" enterprises are starting up daily.
The opportunity. raw material and
everything necessary for the manu-
tactmcr is here. and capitalists are
evidently recognizing the fact, as is
evidenced by the numerous and va
rlcd manufactures which have sprung
up IN short time. Her people are
learning that only by patronizing
home enterprises and thereby keep
ing their money at home, can success
be attained.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

The Senate adopted the conference
report Of the Interstate Commerce
bin Senator Brown voted against
the bin while Senator Colquitt voted
In. -
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

The Mexican pension bill has at
last passed, giving s. per month to
Mexican soldiers and their surviving
widows, Mo are 90 years Of age.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

+ !. CIuyerius, the murderer of
Lillian Madison, in Richmond, was
hanged on last Friday with a silken
rope. lie asserted his innocence to
the very last. The evidence Of his
ggiitWas wholly circumstantial, but
very strong But whether he was
guilty Oh Innocent, as faras all earthly
tribunals is concerned, the matter is
ended and Cluyerius is dead. To
hang any man on circumstancial evil
dence is almost as bad as to hang a
man Ly yuch law. Both leave a
doubt as to the guilt of the victim.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

William Agnew Of Palmpra, nine
mj'c- from Camden, y. j., went home
drunk, quarreIled with his wife,
struck her with chair and killed
her. He slept with the corpse, on
the same bed, ten nights, before the
crime was discovered. lie was ar
rested ana confessed his guilt, but
SAID he miscalculated the blow and
djdH intend to kill his wife.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

\ large portion of the bank at
Niagara Falls tumbled into the river
recently from the Canada shore. I'M
meuSe masses Of ice which had accu
INFLATED on it was the cause. The
mass Of rock which fell was sixty
feet wide By over one hundred long
and one hundred and seventy feet
deep.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

Atlanta has reformed by dropping
the base ball league There is hope
for Atlanta
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

The world owes nobody living.
and is certainly not indebted Il a
loafer. The world may be sea full
of fish. Somebody must 10 the fish
ing, and that is hard work.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

George Il. Frost, a rich citizen of
Cairo. has worn the same hat for
twenty Fix years. The other day
whlIe he was getting shaved, some
one stole it and put "A new one in its
plans and Mr. Frost got out war
rants TOR four or five persons, paid a
private detective SD to work mp the
case. and viii 90 his best to teach
his neishbors to mind their own bus
mess
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

Judge Logan Bleckley been APP
pointed and sworn in as Chief JUS
tice.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

General W. B. IIazen, chief signal
officer, died at Washington Sunday
morning.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

In California recently q nugget of
gold was found the value of which
was $4,000 or 1000.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

o Improving heavy guns the ten
dcncE is to throw proiectiles longer
distances The gunners like to be as
far aUay from danger as possible
Iai, works well enough until the
other fellows get the same sort of
guns, and then they might as well 20
back 70 frst principles in war, and
light with clubs lmbus impair
~
lcs. or Joe Browns pixies, then
there would be fewer lives sacrificed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

The lopg and short haul clause of
the pending Interstate commerce
bill, a~ explained BY its author, SEN
ager collom, simply prohibits rail
roaj iron charging a greater aggre-
gate ~om not higher rate-for a
shorter cham a longer distance over
ta9 same lac, ia the same direction,
aua under substantially similar cir
cpms'anccs. when the shorter is in
Guided within the longer distance.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

The land and iron craze is still
rampant in Alabama,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

Col. Daniel ). Printup, of Rome,
and Col. John 7. Grant, of Atlanta,
are dead
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

"A, GA
THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 20. 1897.